New York Knicks: 5 Free Agents to Consider Taking a Flyer on

NBA free agency is underway, and the New York Knicks have been entirely silent. Here are five players they should consider taking a flyer on.

The New York Knicks have to do something in free agency. They brought back Ron Baker, and that was nice, but right now they’re just sitting in the corner at the party while everybody else has fun.

Even the fans haven’t truly been able to enjoy Phil Jackson’s firing because it feels like no plan is in place. Without a general manager to execute the vision (Steve Mills has no business running a franchise) the Knicks are at square one in free agency.

They never had a chance with Jrue Holiday which wasn’t a fault of their own. Jeff Teague probably not as much either. However, when you start moving down the list of free agents to the cheap ones, that’s when there are no excuses.

New York let last season’s key reserve Justin Holiday walk away on a two-year, $9 million contract to the Chicago Bulls. The decision was questionable at best, especially considering the report that said the Knicks “never made a competitive offer.”

If this is how New York plans to play things, they should be putting out flyers for low-risk potentially high reward players. Guys who can be had on short term deals and their potential will be maxed out.

Tyreke Evans averaged over 37 minutes per games and 20 points per game in his first year in the league and won Rookie of the Year Award. I refuse to believe there isn’t still some of that player in there.

The injuries have been bad. Evans has missed a combined 99 games over the last two seasons.

The former star just underwent another round of surgery on his knee, but with a team like the Knicks, he’s a worthy gamble. Not only could he be a guy who helps you win a couple of games, but he could be a nice veteran presence to help out Frank Ntilikina.

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I cover the New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets.
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